Arsenal vs Forest 12.08.2023 KO: 12:30

[HCZ_Reborn]

This will be a game where Arteta has to figure out who to play next to either Rice or Partey as he simply can’t play them both in a game like this (you can’t stodge up the midfield when you’re playing a team that will be playing for a draw)

My preference for games like this would be Zinchenko but he’s not fit or some shit


So I’d stick Trossard in there


Team id play

Ramsdale, Tierney, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Trossard, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka


(Almost certainly won’t be team that plays)


If Jesus hadn’t done himself a mischief I’d play Havertz as no10 and drop Odegaard as he was shockingly bad pre-season (but then again so was Jesus)

[Marc Overmars]

Would play Eddie instead of Havertz but I don’t see that happening.

Regardless of what the line up is though, this must be 3 points or it will be a rather embarrassing start.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Would play Eddie instead of Havertz but I don’t see that happening.

Regardless of what the line up is though, this must be 3 points or it will be a rather embarrassing start.

Oh we aren’t winning this game. 1-1 draw I reckon

[Marc Overmars]

I wouldn’t be shocked really. Pre-season was god awful but hopefully they’ve dusted themselves off.

[LDG]

Travel in is mental. Trains fucked, wouldn’t be suprised if the KO is delayed

Bloody hundreds of Gooners not getting into the trains

[HCZ_Reborn]

Pointless statistics time

Our record in the premier league era on the opening day stands at

17 wins
6 draws
8 defeats


We’ve previously started the season playing at home first 20 times and playing away first 11 times


Home record

11 wins 3 draws 6 defeats


Away record

6 wins 3 draws 2 defeats



Nottingham Forest are one of 11 teams we have played previously on an opening day of the season. The last time was in the 1998/1999 season where we scraped a 2-1 home win


This will be the first time we’ve started the season with a home fixture in five years, and first time in three years that we’ve started by playing a Saturday lunchtime fixture.


Only four times previously has a new signing netted for us on the opening day of the season


Nasri in 2008/2009 against West Brom

Vermaelen in 2009/2010 against Everton

Lacazette in 2017/2018 against Leicester

Gabriel in 2020/2021 against Fulham


Scored 54 goals in previous 31 opening day fixtures

Conceded 35

[HCZ_Reborn]

Travel in is mental. Trains fucked, wouldn’t be suprised if the KO is delayed

Bloody hundreds of Gooners not getting into the trains

Industrial action this weekend isn’t it I think?

At least when it’s just rail works they lay on replacement buses

[Mac76]

This will be a game where Arteta has to figure out who to play next to either Rice or Partey as he simply can’t play them both in a game like this (you can’t stodge up the midfield when you’re playing a team that will be playing for a draw)

My preference for games like this would be Zinchenko but he’s not fit or some shit


So I’d stick Trossard in there


Team id play

Ramsdale, Tierney, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Trossard, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka


(Almost certainly won’t be team that plays)


If Jesus hadn’t done himself a mischief I’d play Havertz as no10 and drop Odegaard as he was shockingly bad pre-season (but then again so was Jesus)

Leaving out Rice is silly, he's good at keeping possession i'd play your team but with Rice instead of Havertz

[HCZ_Reborn]

As I say you can’t have Rice and Partey playing together in a game like this, stodges up the midfield. You don’t need two defensive minded midfielders in games like Forest at home. If you can’t keep possession at home against such teams you’re fucked to begin with.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I can’t even

What kind of fucking starting XI is that you autistic weirdo


Honestly, the guy needs to be sectioned. He’s a danger to himself and others